Godless brouhaha after numerous parent complaints, administrators at oxford high school are asking teachers to consider removing the book godless by pete hautman from their summer reading lists. Censorship and book banning you must know youve arrived as a provocative author when. He is also the author of the teen novels rash, invisible, sweetblood, hole in the sky, no limit, and mr. It has a thoughtprovoking theme that revealed the brutal truth of religions in our world. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Jason bock analysis jason bock is described to a be a antisocial, chubby, and nerdy teenager. The real fascination of this character though, is that his religious confusion combines with his solid sullen attitude. One day after visiting the water tower with his friend shin, an. This is heady stuff for a short, young adult novel, but hautman uses humor and snappy dialogue to leaven his weighty plot. Pete hautman always takes on big issues in his books. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion. Another reason is more straightforward its well written and fun, particularly for its target audience. It does not matter that it is meant for young adults. One of them, godless, won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. As jason overlooks catholicism, christianity, and the common traits of. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, and invisible. The realistic novel godless by pete hautman is about a kid named jason who decides to make a religion just for fun.
Heres pete hautman s blog post with his thoughts on censorship in response to some high school parents in mississippi asking for godless to be removed from a summer reading list. Peter murray hautman born september 29, 1952 is an american author best known for his novels for young adults. It is not about which religion is the truest, or the best. Then a simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of his summer. Jun 01, 2004 pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, and invisible. At the end of the story, jason, abandoned by his chutengodian followers, is performing community service and still wondering about god. That is, if you dont mind the potentially controversial topic. Jason is founder and head kahuna of his joke religion, shin is first keeper of the sacred text, and friends. They say youre never supposed to bring up religion or politics in polite conversation, and disagreement over these topics has been known to lead to both spontaneous mixedmartialarts take downs and rampant facebook unfriending. Godless by pete hautman is an engrossing book that i suggest young adults read. Godless has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Read godless by pete hautman available from rakuten kobo. Heres pete hautmans blog post with his thoughts on censorship in response to some high school parents in mississippi asking for godless to be removed from a summer reading list. Godless winner, national book awards 2004 for young peoples literature. Thats a quote from a february 3 article in the oxford eagle, an oxford, mississippi newspaper. Godless book by pete hautman half price books marketplace. Godless by pete hautman overdrive rakuten overdrive. Godless isnt pete hautmans latest book, but it may be his best. Dec 30, 20 godless by pete hautman is a thoughtful book that examines religious belief, the sway that peer pressure and suggestion holds over teens, and the risky behavior they may undertake because of that pressure. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautman s godless explores the nature of religion, belief, power, obsession and corruption.
His pokerthemed crime novels, drawing dead and the mortal nuts, were. The answer is not often and that is perhaps one reason pete hautmans godless won the the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Pete hautmans realio, trulio thoughts on water towers and asparagus. Pete hautman is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the national book award winner godless and the big crunch, winner of the. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. A selfdescribed agnosticgoingonatheist, he does know that he doesnt buy into his parents catholicism. In addition, the theme is very captivating and really gets the reader to. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, invisible, and mr. In this hard hitting narration and eye opening realization on the wrong and rights of religion, pete hautman creates a genuine religiously confused teenager looking for someone or actually something to look up to. His religion is created around his towns water tower. See all books authored by pete hautman, including slider, and rash, and more on.
Jun 23, 2008 pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting machine, and mr. Pete hautman books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Jason bock is a bored 15 year old boy that decides to make up his own religion to fill some time. Godless has a great premise what if a bratty smalltown teenager got a small group of followers worshipping a water tower. Censorship and book banning you must know youve arrived as a provocative author when they threaten to ban your book. About the book teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and. About the cydonian pyramid, sequel to the obsidian blade, he says, i could never resist a tough, spunky, conflicted heroine. My reaction to it was pretty similar to how i felt about invisible, the first book i read by pete hautman. Soon he has a following and things get complicated.
Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting. Primarily writing for young adults, pete hautmans books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. Currently, religion is a very controversial subject which is presented extremely well in this book. Agnosticgoingonatheist jasons mother is a hypochondriac, his father is religious, and best friend shin is a snailcollecting freak. It doesnt weigh in on the existence or nature of a supreme being. Godless by pete hautman famous godless book quote why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customed religion. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as several adult novels. Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor. Godless tells the story of jason bock, a fifteenyearold boy, who questions his fathers catholic religion. Pete hautman is a national awardwinning american author of young adult, mystery, realistic fiction, thriller, juvenile, childrens books, and middlegrade novels. This acclaimed book by pete hautman is available at in several formats for your ereader. Godless ebook by pete hautman 9781439107430 rakuten kobo. Sep 03, 2014 book club of the air for young adults, a monthly discussion of books by middle school students.
Pete hautman is the author of national book award winning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting machine, and mr. About the book teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and slugloving oddball shinn, and his uncertain feelings for pretty magda price than he does about his faith. Readers will be inspired to look at their own beliefs about god and religion and think about why they hold those beliefs. Pete hautman books list of books by author pete hautman. Godless is serious and funny at the same time, at the same moment. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page.
Okay, not so much for me, ive been questioning religion as long. Though in hautmans deft hands, godless doesnt come across as a critique on the institution of religion, but rather as an exploration of the power of faith to guide or manipulate peoples actions. He recruits some friends but gets in big trouble when the police and parents. I think it being ya means its easier to read for one, and for another, it draws you back to the time when you were 16, wanting a car, and questioning religion. Godless, hautmans book about a young boy who decided to invent a new religion based on the towns water tower, won the national book award in 2004. He starts work on a comic book based upon the midnight mass, adding a scene where three commandments are etched into the walls of the tank. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautmans godless explores the nature of.
It was one in a series of offbeat mysteries, featuring joe crow, a former cocaine addict and reluctant p. Write an epilogue to godless, describing jasons first day back at school in the fall or another notable moment in his life. Read godless by pete hautman for free with a 30 day free trial. He is best known for writing the novel godless, which has helped him to win many prestigious awards. Book club of the air for young adults, a monthly discussion of books by middle school students. Godless by pete hautman is a thoughtful book that examines religious belief, the sway that peer pressure and suggestion holds over teens, and the risky behavior they may undertake because of that pressure. The first pete hautman book i read was the mortal nuts. In this new book, he decides to take on a huge issuewhat and how we believe god to be.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Bored in his parentmandated catholic teen group, jason creates chutengodianism. Sixteenyearold jason bock doesnt believe in god, at. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america.
Following lahlia through the diskos was an incredible journey. Jason bock doesnt know what he believes anymore, spiritually speaking. He also wrote sweetblood, invisible, and rash, among many others. The main character in godless is a 15yearold boy named jason bock, a smart and smartalecky only child who is driving his parents crazy.
Teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and slugloving oddball shinn, and his uncertain feelings for pretty magda price than he does about his faith. Pete hautman won the national book award for godless. Godless isbn 9781416908166 pdf epub pete hautman ebook. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jason bock, is roman catholic, but he could as easily be protestant, jewish, or muslim. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautmans godless explores the nature of religion, belief, power, obsession and corruption. The national book foundation summary is, a teenage boy decides to invent a new religion with a new god. Summary in a religious suburb lives jason bock, a teenager fully aware that catholicism is not his religious calling.
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